Brave New Planes OOC

[Brother Shatterstone]

Sandorel is prepared to shop around quite a bit to find what he wants, for a reasonable price. If he can't find it for sale in Waterdeep then maybe some of it can be found in Sigil or Dis, or the city of Brass, or in one of the other great planar metropolises.

Yeah you can add Brystasia to that list... She needs a Tome of Understanding badly.

Actually she needs a redesign but hey what can you do.

BTW: I still haven't updated for the epic progression.

 

[Serpenteye]

Yeah you can add Brystasia to that list... She needs a Tome of Understanding badly.

Maybe we can take a cruise around the multiverse together? (Off screen so that it wouldn't take months in real time)

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Maybe we can take a cruise around the multiverse together? (Off screen so that it wouldn't take months in real time)

That works for me but I think your trying to get in her dress also...

 

[Endur]

When I first saw these two epic spells, I thought they were too powerful.

Then I realized what the limitations are.

First, they have to be prepared, so even if they have a zero day development time, they have to be developed before you prepare them. And a 21st level caster only has two epic spell slots a day.

Second, if one of the followers doesn't contribute his spell slot (for whatever reason, mad at his boss, distracted, sick, already cast his spell that day, out of town on business, etc.), the epic spell automatically fails. And with an epic caster only being able to cast two spells a day, that is a serious limitation.

If the follower does contribute his spell slot, but he fails a concentration check (for whatever reason), then the Epic Spell can still be cast, albeit the Epic caster has to make a higher spellcraft check.

Awareness
Apoteosis

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

When I first saw these two epic spells, I thought they were too powerful.

What Endur says might be true but I still think they’re too powerful and the feedback seems like it would be easy to counter the feedback damage.

I know Apoteosis bothers me and if Sandorel could find someway to pray during the damage then Awareness could easily break the game with bonus spells. Anyhow on the Charisma spell, Apoteosis, it can completely replace anything Brystasia can bring to the party quickly making her nothing more than a cheerleader in a Sunite outfit. (I figure that on the fact that a +23 to charisma checks is higher than Brystasia highest skill check (diplomacy +22)

Anyhow thats my thoughts and feelings I don't expect nor want, them to change the game any.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

FYI:

Dalamar is going to be around less for the next two weeks.

Link

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

FYI:
Dalamar is going to be around less for the next two weeks.

I'm also going to be out of contact for much of tomorrow, and the entirety of Wednesday, for the same reason as Dalamar. Damn finals.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I'm also going to be out of contact for much of tomorrow, and the entirety of Wednesday, for the same reason as Dalamar. Damn finals.

Well good luck then! I imagine we can manage for a day or two.

 

[Serpenteye]

Second, if one of the followers doesn't contribute his spell slot (for whatever reason, mad at his boss, distracted, sick, already cast his spell that day, out of town on business, etc.), the epic spell automatically fails. And with an epic caster only being able to cast two spells a day, that is a serious limitation.

If the follower does contribute his spell slot, but he fails a concentration check (for whatever reason), then the Epic Spell can still be cast, albeit the Epic caster has to make a higher spellcraft check.

The first issue might be a problem, but I have more 1st level casters from leadership than are strictly required for the spell. If less than a dozen are sick at the same time I can easily replace them. Almost all of my people are going to have a Wisdom of 12 or higher, even if they use the lowest array, and they will therefore have one bonus spell a day.
The second issue is no problem at all. Since the spell is DC 0 Sandorel can handle an increase in the DC fairly easily, as long as it is 27 or less.

I know the spells are powerful, and one of the reasons for coming up with them was to impress Brystasia. With a Charisma of 60 Sandorel will be more attractive than most Gods . Brystasia will still have her feminine wiles, though, and be able to twist the minds of the other half of the population. They will complement each others, and be much more effective for it.

 

[Wrahn]

When I first saw these two epic spells, I thought they were too powerful.

Then I realized what the limitations are.

First, they have to be prepared, so even if they have a zero day development time, they have to be developed before you prepare them. And a 21st level caster only has two epic spell slots a day.

Development time is equal to 1 day per 50,000gps of cost (round up). It costs 0, take 0 time to develop it is essentially spontaneously developed.

I have been looking for the quote, but haven't been able to find it, one of the writers of the ELH suggests a minimum DC 10 for epic levels spells. It is not errated, it was only a suggestion.

High level characters are amazingly mobile, it is more than possible for us to be in the middle of the Abyss, for Sandorel to use Plane Shift and Word of Recall to go home, get the spell cast and be back in 15 minutes (half an hour for both) with Gate.

Serpent Eye,

Is Apoteosis suppose to be Apotheosis? Apoteosis isn't a word, but being a real word isn't a requirement for it to be the name of the spell. Apotheosis, on the other hand, means 'exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification.'